Telegram from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Elihu Root
The Roosevelts congratulate Secretary of State Root on the birth of his granddaughter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-10
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Root, Clara, 1853-1928
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Douglas Robinson
President Roosevelt believes his brother-in-law, Douglas Robinson, is handling the details of a reception exactly as it should be handled. Roosevelt confirms the details of his trip to the dedication of a library in Herkimer, New York.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt is glad to see Secretary of State Root returning to his old self. Roosevelt feels he should accept the appointment of Tingfang Wu as China’s Ambassador to the United States as they are unlikely to get an ambassador like the one who has just left. He has received a report that the Chinese Army has stopped reforming itself and cannot compare to leading military powers. Roosevelt asks Root to give his good wishes to Mexican President Porfirio Díaz.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-26
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Taft regarding the tariff and employee negligence. Secretary of State Elihu Root has not said anything concerning Taft’s travels to Siberia or Japan, and Roosevelt suggests Taft make plans to go. He asks if Taft can meet on Tuesday with Root. Later, the president wants to meet separately with Taft.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt sends a draft of his Provincetown speech to Secretary of State Root and asks for notes as soon as possible. Roosevelt invites Root and his wife to Sagamore Hill and will arrange to have Secretary of War William H. Taft meet them there. Before Root answers the “Japanese note,” Roosevelt wants to discuss it with him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt is happy to hear that Secretary of War Root is going to the Adirondacks and would like to issue directions that he should not be interrupted by messages from the War Department. Roosevelt appreciates the letter from General Grenville Mellen Dodge and will return it for Root’s private files.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-01
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Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root will be bringing his wife and daughter, Edith, to Washington, D.C., to see the bronze sculpture of Frederick the Great given to President Roosevelt by German Emperor William II. Root would like to meet with Roosevelt to discuss the recent election results.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-11
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry L. Stimson
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Secretary of War Stimson for sending the fine speech by Judge Emile Henry Lacombe and encloses it with the letter. He asks that Stimson convey his compliments to Lacombe when he sees him and comments on how nice it was to see Stimson and his family yesterday. He encourages Stimson to take Mrs. Stimson on his trip to South America as he did with Mrs. Roosevelt on his trips to Panama and Elihu Root did with his wife when he went to South America.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt jokingly asks Secretary of State Root if, before he loses his “marked literary capacity by uninterrupted oratory in the Senate,” he would be able to look over a draft of one of Roosevelt’s upcoming speeches.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-26
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt thanks Secretary of State Root for the humorous translation of a Spanish newspaper. He provides updates on the successful naval review, recent state elections, and the boiling pot of New York politics. Roosevelt finds that William Jennings Bryan’s eagerness for popularity causes him to commit “to preposterous positions,” as revealed by his recent speech.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-04
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
President Roosevelt returns some letters to his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, and remarks that the one from John Wallace Riddle was “as interesting as any I have read this year.” Roosevelt believes Clara Root, wife of Secretary of State Elihu Root, is going on her trip “in just the right spirit.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler
President Roosevelt would like to see Columbia University President Butler, Professor John William Burgess, and James Speyer at the White House for dinner before Burgess sails to Berlin. People like the Roots and the Tafts will also be invited. Roosevelt enjoyed his trip through the South.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-04
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt informs Elihu Root he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will expect Elihu, Clara Root and their daughter, Edith Ruth Root, for dinner on Friday, November 18, and invites Elihu to ride with him that afternoon.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt asks Elihu Root whether he will be in New York in the days after the democratic nomination. If so, Roosevelt would like Root to visit the Roosevelt home in Oyster Bay, New York, and help him go over his speech.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt invites Elihu Root and his wife, Clara, to dinner. Roosevelt also compliments Root on bringing Governor Benjamin B. Odell and Senator Thomas Collier Platt together.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
Theodore Roosevelt verifies lunch plans with Elihu Root.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-26
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Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson, President Roosevelt’s brother-in-law, looks forward to his and Edith’s visit and deeply appreciates them coming. He lays out travel plans and the day’s itinerary leading to the program at the library. Robinson has said nothing about Roosevelt’s attendance at the event.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-24
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Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson discusses the details and scheduling of President Roosevelt’s trip to Herkimer County, New York, for the dedication of a library in the name of Robinson’s parents.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-11
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Letter from Charles E. Magoon to Theodore Roosevelt
Provisional Governor of Cuba Magoon is pleased to hear that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt liked the gift he sent for the wedding of Edith Ruth Root Grant. He is currently searching for a similar item, and would like to show his gratitude to President Roosevelt by giving it to the first lady for Christmas.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-02
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Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of State Root feels President Roosevelt’s Provincetown speech is strong and presents Roosevelt’s view “with great force.” He offers some points of revision, in particular removing the reference to receivership. Root believes they can better discuss the Japanese situation in person than in letters. Overall, Root thinks the tendency leans towards a war occurring several years in the future.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-08